Henry Brant, born in 1913 in Montreal, surveys his music with Charles Amirkhanian. Brant has enlarged upon musical practices of Gabrielli and Ives to create spatial music. This music calls for the physical separation of different groups of musicians within the performance space who simultaneously perform wildly diverse music in and around the audience. Brant has experimented with unusual instruments some of which have been built specifically for his compositions. During this program you will...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interview and Music, New Music, Unconventional Instruments, Henry Brant
Source: Other Minds
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Feb 23, 2018
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Pheeroan Aklaff, Michael Veal; Henry Brant: University of California Santa Cruz Orchestra, Pulse Percussion Ensemble; Adam McLearan, Laurent Martin; Henry Brant, Richard Yaus; Henry Brant: Pulse Percussion Ensemble; Nicole Paiement: University of California Santa Cruz Orchestra; Onyx Quartet
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Tracklist: 1. Dormant Craters - Pheeroan Aklaff, Michael Veal; Henry Brant: Pulse Percussion Ensemble 2. Ceremony - Adam McLearan, Laurent Martin; Nicole Paiement: University of California Santa Cruz Orchestra 3. Homeless People - Henry Brant, Richard Yaus; Onyx Quartet
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Feb 23, 2018
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Amy Snyder, Eduard van Regteren Altena; Frank Baker; Henry Brant: Modern Brass Ensemble; George Pieterson, Vera Beths, Anner Bijlsma, Reinbert De Leeuw; Gerrit Hommerson, Henry Brant; Henry Brant: Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Henry Brant: New Performance Group; Henry Brant: Telluride Glacial Spatial Ensemble; Jacques Meertens; Werner Herbers: Netherlands Wind Ensemble; Simon Fryer, Douglas Perry; Robert Aitken
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Tracklist: 1. Whoopee in D - Henry Brant: Netherlands Wind Ensemble 2. Music for a Five and Dime Store - George Pieterson, Vera Beths, Anner Bijlsma, Reinbert De Leeuw 3. Revenge before Breakfast - Henry Brant: New Performance Group 4. Inside Track - Simon Fryer, Douglas Perry; Robert Aitken 5. Jazz Toccata on a Bach Theme - Gerrit Hommerson, Henry Brant 6. Jazz Clarinet Concerto - I. — - Jacques Meertens; Werner Herbers: Netherlands Wind Ensemble 7. Jazz Clarinet Concerto - II. — - Jacques...
Topic: Compilation
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Charles Amirkhanian interviews avant-garde composer Henry Brant about his life and music. Brant is perhaps best known for his work with spacial music, that is music for spatially distinct groups of instruments, with many of his compositions calling for multiple ensembles performing in different parts of a concert hall. (Note: original recording starts in mid-speech)
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interview and Music, Orchestral Music, New Music, Henry Brant, Speaking of Music series
Henry Brant’s Meteor Farm is a piece scored for two sopranos, three South Indian performers, two choruses, West African chorus, jazz band, gamelan, and two percussion ensembles.
Topics: KPFA-FM, Music, New Music, 20th Century Classical, Henry Brant
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Feb 28, 2020
02/20
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Pheeroan Aklaff; Michael Veal; Henry Brant; University of California Santa Cruz Orchestra; Pulse Percussion Ensemble; Adam McLearan; Laurent Martin; Nicole Paiement; Onyx Quartet; Richard Yaus
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Tracklist: 1. Dormant Craters - Pheeroan Aklaff; Michael Veal; Henry Brant; Pulse Percussion Ensemble 2. Ceremony - Adam McLearan; Laurent Martin; Nicole Paiement; University of California Santa Cruz Orchestra 3. Homeless People - Henry Brant; Richard Yaus; Onyx Quartet
Topic: Other Classical
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Mar 1, 2018
03/18
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H. Brant
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Tracklist: 1. Orbits - A Spatial Symphonic Ritual (1979) 2. Hieroglyphics 3 (1958) 3. Western Springs (1984)
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Jun 4, 2018
06/18
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Henry Brant
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Tracklist: 1. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 1 2. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 2 3. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 3 4. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 4 5. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 5 6. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 6 7. Brant: Meteor Farm (A Spatial Concert Of Ceremonies) - Section 7 8. Brant:...
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Charles Amirkhanian talks with Gerhard Samuel and composer, Henry Brant, who was visiting from Vermont for the world premiere of his “Kingdom Come” by the Oakland Symphony Orchestra and the Oakland Youth Orchestra. The three discuss Brant’s experiments with “spatial” or antiphonal music, and the need for new adjustable concert halls that can accommodate the varied spatial demands of such works as “Kingdom Come.” That work was to feature the regular Orchestra playing fairly typical...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interview, New Music, Spatial Music, Henry Brant
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Apr 10, 2018
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Tracklist: 1. Hommage aux Frères Marx - Three Faithful Portraits: I. Chico 2. Hommage aux Frères Marx - Three Faithful Portraits: II. Groucho 3. Hommage aux Frères Marx - Three Faithful Portraits: III. Harpo 4. An Era Any Time of Year: A Walking Ceremony 5. All Souls Carnival: I. Overture 6. All Souls Carnival: II. Questions 7. All Souls Carnival: III. Intermittent Explosions 8. All Souls Carnival: IV. Outside and Inside 9. All Souls Carnival: V. Wheels 10. All Souls Carnival: VI. Finale 11....
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Charles Amirkhanian introduces works by Henry Brant, Nicolay Medtner, & Bonifazio Asioli. The first piece “Millennium IV” by Henry Brant is a piece of spatial music for brass quintet, and is from the Nonesuch recording (H 71222). Next are two piano sonatas performed by Vladimir Pleshakov. The first is the “Sonata-Ballada” by Russian composer Nicolay Medtner (Orion ORS 7019), followed by the “Sonata in C Major” by Bonifazio Asioli (Orion ORS 7026).
Topics: KPFA-FM, Ode to Gravity series, Music, 20th Century Classical
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Aug 2, 2019
08/19
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Gian Francesco Malipiero; Theodor Berger; Henry Brant
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Tracklist: 1. Serenata Mattutina - Gian Francesco Malipiero 2. Malincolia - Theodor Berger 3. Violin Concerto - Theodor Berger 4. Angels and Devils - Henry Brant
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Jul 24, 2019
07/19
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Charles Wourinen; Francis Thorne; Morton Feldman; Henry Brant
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Tracklist: 1. Short Suite - Charles Wourinen 2. La Luce Eterna , for Soprano and Orchestra - Francis Thorne 3. The Viola in My Life , for Viola and Orchestra - Morton Feldman 4. Ice Age for Clarinet , Glockenspiel Piano - Henry Brant
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Dec 26, 2019
12/19
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Roque Cordero; Leonardo Balada; Henry Brant; The Louisville Orchestra; Jorge Mester
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Tracklist: 1. Symphony No. 2 In One Movement - Roque Cordero 2. Homage To Sarasate - Leonardo Balada 3. On The Nature Of Things, After Lucretius - Henry Brant
Topics: Classical, Contemporary
Source: Vinyl LP
Tracklist: 1. Ice Fields
Topic: Meditative & Space Music
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Aug 7, 2019
08/19
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Gyorgy Ligeti; Kaleho Aho; Jean Franciax; Henry Brant; Christopher Theofanidis
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Tracklist: 1. "Rumanian Concerto" - Gyorgy Ligeti 2. Louhi, For Orch. - Kaleho Aho 3. Divertissement For Bassoon & STring Quintet - Jean Franciax 4. "Angel And Devils" For Flute Solo And Flute, Ens. - Henry Brant 5. Muse, For Orch - Christopher Theofanidis
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Jul 23, 2019
07/19
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Nicolai Tcherepnin; Henry Brant; Harald Lie; Ernest Bloch; Lamberto Gardelli
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Tracklist: 1. Le Royaume enchante , Ballet op.39 - Nicolai Tcherepnin 2. Flute and Flute Orchestra - Henry Brant 3. Symphonic Dance , op.12 - Harald Lie 4. 2 Last Poems , for Flute and Orchestra - Ernest Bloch 5. Trittico Concerto for Trumpet , Trombone , Cornet and Orchestra - Lamberto Gardelli
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Track Listing Ice Fields
Topic: Modern Classical
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Jul 24, 2019
07/19
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Henry Brant; Leonard Bernstein; Pierre Boulez; Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky; Lukas Foss; Roger Sessions
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Tracklist: 1. Antiphony I , for Five Orchestras - Henry Brant 2. Introduces the Boulez work - Leonard Bernstein 3. Improvisation on Mallarnie I , for Soprano and Instruments - Pierre Boulez 4. Introduces the Luening Ussachevsky work - Leonard Bernstein 5. Concerted Piece for Tape and Orchestra - Otto Luening and Vladimir Ussachevsky 6. Introduces and Good byes , Mini opera - Lukas Foss 7. Solo Violin Sonata - I - Roger Sessions 8. Solo Violin Sonata - II - Roger Sessions 9. Solo Violin Sonata -...
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Nov 12, 2019
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New England Conservatory of Music; Chamber Players; John Heiss; Elliot Carter; Henry Brant; Igor Stravinsky; Milton Babbitt
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No metadata found online. Tracklist: 1. Sonata for Flute, Oboe, Cello and Harpsichord; Risoluto - Lento- Allegro - Elliot Carter 2. Composition for Four Instruments - Milton Babbitt 3. Fanfare for Two Trumpets - Igor Stravinsky 4. Angels and Devils, Concerto for flute orchestra - Henry Brant
Topic: Classical
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Aug 5, 2019
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Henry Brant, Astor Piazzolla, Heitor Villa Lobos, Leos Janacek; Astor Piazzolla; Heitor Villa Lobos; Henrdy Brant; Leos Janacek
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Tracklist: 1. Ice Field, for Large and Small Orchestra - Henrdy Brant 2. Tangazo, for Orchestra - Astor Piazzolla 3. Choros # 10 for Cho. and Orchestra - Heitor Villa Lobos 4. Sinfonietta - Leos Janacek
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A pdf copy of the printed mailer for Speaking of Music events for the Winter and Spring series in 1984. Speaking of Music at the Exploratorium, hosted by Charles Amirkhanian. Previews upcoming programs with artists Conlon Nancarrow; Henry Brant; Richard Felciano; Ellen Taffee Zwillich; Joan La Barbara; Dieter Schnebel; Frank Zappa.
Topics: Music, Interviews, Speaking of Music Series, Exploratorium, Event calendar, New music
The second of three programs on the extraordinary career of George Antheil, hosted by Charles Amirkhanian. This programs covers the years 1927 to 1947. Topics discussed include Antheil's opera “Transatlantic,” his works for George Balanchine; and his interest in endocrinology. Also included are comments by fellow composers Nicolas Slonimsky and Henry Brant.
Topics: George Antheil, orchestral music, music, 20th century classical, documentary
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Topic: Composers -- United States -- Interviews
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Jun 6, 2019
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In the fifth episode of No Sounds Are Forbidden, “Space Explorations: Avant-Garde Music in Three Dimensions,” host Matthew Friedman explores how avant-garde composers rediscovered the spatial nature of sound in the 20th century, and explored the three-dimensional implications of their music. This episode features music by Charles Ives, Erik Satie, Edgard Varese, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, David Tudor, and Henry Brant, as well as Giovanni Gabrielli, and Georg Philipp Telemann.
Violinist Daniel Kobialka is interviewed by Charles Amirkhanian after having recently returned from Atlanta, GA, where he gave the world premiere of the Ben Weber Violin Concerto, . Kobialka, who is on the faculty at Hayward State, talks about his many performances of scores by living composers including Lou Harrison, Henry Brant, Leonard Bernstein, & many more. In addition Kobialka describes his first forays into composition, including a collaboration with a rock band. (from KPFA Folio)
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interview and Music, New Music, 20th Century Classical, Daniel Kobialka
Charles Amirkhanian interviews composer and music critic Virgil Thomson in a recording most likely made in the early or mid-1970s. Amirkhanian questions the elderly Thomson about his time in Paris studying with Nadia Boulanger, and about his friendships with such composers as George Antheil, Henry Brant, and Henry Cowell. The two also discuss how Virgil first met Gertrude Stein when Antheil asked him to join him for a dinner with the poet, and how she never really took a liking to the brash...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interview, Virgil Thomson, 20th Century Classical
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1939, 43 mins. Visionary documentary that contrasts the conditions of life in small towns and in the industrialized cities, starting with a brief portrait of pre-industrial United States, then moving into the modern chaotic, industrial and commercial city to reflect on the effects of this environment on family life and the raising of children, and finally proposing a return to a simpler life, in an idyllic "new city" in Maryland, constructed as a New Deal project, to promote proper...
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Topics: city, New york world's fair 1939 1940, world's fair, alienation, nature, city country contrast,...
In an interview recorded on October 8, 1969, and broadcast the next day, Charles Amirkhanian talks to conductor Gerhard Samuel about the scheduled 1970-71 season of the Oakland Symphony Orchestra. Samuel was one of the most adventurous concert programmers in America at that time, and the scheduled seasons’ offerings were to include Terry Riley’s “In C”, as well as works by Larry Austin, David Sheinfeld, Luciano Berio, Edward Applebaum (Oakland Symphony’s composer-in-residence), and...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Interviews, Orchestral music, Conductors, 20th century classical
This is the second of two programs devoted to the works of the largely forgotten German-American composer, Johanna Magdalena Beyer (1888-1944). Beyer, who died of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease, was a pioneering avant-garde composer who’s works would be lost if it were not for the preservation work of the American Music Center in New York City, to which she had donated her scores prior to her death. Beyer was by most accounts a tall, angular,...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Morning Concert Series, Interview and Music, 20th Century Classical, Avant-Garde, Johanna...
The Pacifica Chamber Players, formed for the purpose of playing studio concerts over the air on KPFA, present a concert of music composed for the ensemble by Charles Amirkhanian, Richard Friedman, and Charles Shere, Julian White, plus a work written by the American composer Henry Brant. The Players include different performers for each concert, depending on the music chosen by the ensemble's director, clarinetist, Thomas Rose. The first piece, "Knell", by Amirkhanian features the tape...
Topics: KPFA-FM, Music, 20th Century Classical, New Music, Pacifica Chamber Players
Other Minds, Inc., in association with the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, and with the In Performance Series at the Cowell Theater in Fort Mason Center, presented Other Minds Festival IV at the Cowell Theater, at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, November 10-12, 1997. The second concert on November 11, featured a diverse palette of works from performing composers Carl Stone, Hafez Modirzadeh, and Henry Brant. Additional performers included the Chromodal Consort and The Onyx Quartet....
Topics: Music, Electro-acoustic, Art songs, Chamber music, OM 4, Other Minds Festival
The second concert of the 16th Other Minds Festival of New Music (OM 16), held on March 4, 2011, began as usual, with an informative and entertaining panel discussion moderated by Charles Amirkhanian. Most of the concert’s featured composers and performers gathered on stage, including David A. Jaffe, Agata Zubel, I Wayan Balawan, and Han Bennink, as well as sound sculptor Trimpin. Jaffe describes how, with the assistance of Trimpin, he has utilized a three dimensional computer mouse as a...
Topics: Other Minds, Other Minds Festival of New Music, OM 16, Lecture, Panel Discussion, Spatial Music,...
"On the rolls of this microfilm publication are reproduced the pension payment cards maintained by the Bureau of Pensions and Veterans Administration for recording payments made from 1907 to 1933 to members of the Regular Military Establishment."--Introd
Topics: Military pensions, Old age pensions, Survivors' benefits
Other Minds, Inc., in association with the Djerassi Resident Artists Program, presented Other Minds Festival V at the Cowell Theater, Fort Mason Center in San Francisco, March 25-27, 1999. The fifth Other Minds festival featured composers Linda Bouchard, Mary Ellen Childs, Luc Ferrari, Alvin Lucier, António Pinho Vargas, Julian Priester, Sam Rivers, Errollyn Wallen, and special guest artist Margaret Leng Tan. Each concert was preceded by a panel discussion with the evening’s artists,...
Topics: Music, Electro-acoustic, Chamber music, Other Minds Festival, OM 4, Art songs
